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Toyota and other Japanese automakers have come under fire over vehicle certification issues

TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor said on Monday its chairman would discuss an investigation it conducted into its vehicle certification applications after Japan’s Transport Ministry requested it. Chairman Akio Toyoda will hold a press conference at 0800 GMT on Monday, the company said. The Transport Ministry said separately it will conduct an on-site inspection at Toyota’s […]

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi showed the national constitution, not a Chinese text, at the meeting

The leader of India’s main opposition party Rahul Gandhi brandished a copy of the Indian Constitution – not the Chinese Constitution, as members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrongly suggested – during an election rally. They shared a photo taken at a rally during India’s national elections, but a clearer photo from the

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South Korea suspends military pact with North Korea over waste balloons

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to suspend a military deal signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said on Monday, after Seoul warned of a strong response on balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying waste south. North Korea has launched hundreds of balloons carried by the wind across the

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Germany organizes training exercises for the NATO air force

About sixty fighter jets and other fighter aircraft will take part in NATO tactical air force exercises at a German air base from Monday. About 1,100 soldiers from 11 NATO countries plus Austria and Switzerland are taking part in the Tiger Meet maneuvers in Jagel, in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The exercises last

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa says there is no place for post-election violence

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday there was no place for threats of violence or instability after last week’s elections cost his African National Congress (ANC) party its majority for the first time. The result, announced on Sunday, was the worst election result for the ANC, Africa’s oldest liberation movement,

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The elections in India conclude on Tuesday with the counting of votes. Here’s what you need to know

NEW DELHI (AP) — From around the world biggest election could also be one of the most consequential. India has nearly 970 million voters among its more than 1.4 billion population, and its election pits are Prime Minister Narendra Modia confession Hindu nationalistagainst a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to catch up.

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Indonesia will deport to Thailand a fugitive wanted on murder and drug trafficking charges

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One of Thailand’s most wanted fugitives will be escorted home on a Thai air force plane after being arrested on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after months on the run in connection with several murders and allegations of drug trafficking in his home country. Officials said this on Monday. Chaowalit

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Hundreds of people turned away from the Mexican consulate in Seattle as polls closed

SEATTLE – Hundreds were turned away at the Mexican consulate Seattle on Sunday, with some waiting hours to cast their votes in Mexico’s 2024 presidential election. The consulate, located at E Roy St. and Harvard Ave. E, was flooded with Mexican voters expressing frustration over the botched voting process. Several people in line told FOX

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Earthquakes are shaking the Japanese region, collapsing two houses damaged in January’s deadly quake

TOKYO (AP) — Earthquakes struck Japan’s north-central Ishikawa region again Monday morning, which is still recovering from the devastation left by a powerful earthquake on January 1, but the final shaking caused only minor damage. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake at the northern tip of the Noto Peninsula was followed minutes later by a magnitude 4.8

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Mexicans vote in elections that will likely see the first female president

Polling stations are closed in Mexico for an election that will almost certainly elect the country’s first female president. Both frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum and her main rival Xóchitl Gálvez are far ahead in the polls of the only male candidate, Jorge Álvarez Máynez. Voters will also elect all members of the Mexican Congress and governors

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